Key findings: 46 percent now support the law while 49 percent oppose it, slightly better than the 42 percent to 52 percent split last month.

Similarly, a new Pew Research poll finds public assessments of the health care law "are virtually unchanged from last month. Currently, 41 percent of Americans approve of the law, while 52 percent disapprove. The balance was 42 percent to 53 percent a month ago."

As far as public opinion goes, the White House caught a big break when Republicans shut down the government in their attempt to defund ObamaCare. The move diverted public attention away from problems which otherwise would have been front page news.

But the reprieve won't last if the Obama administration can't get the problem fixed quickly.